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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 62. <br></br> Medical decisions at the reconsideration level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      14,303</td>
<td class="r data">       2,560</td>
<td class="r data">    17.9</td>
<td class="r data">       8,098</td>
<td class="r data">       1,545</td>
<td class="r data">    19.1</td>
<td class="r data">       6,205</td>
<td class="r data">       1,015</td>
<td class="r data">    16.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      16,278</td>
<td class="r data">       2,804</td>
<td class="r data">    17.2</td>
<td class="r data">       9,237</td>
<td class="r data">       1,683</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
<td class="r data">       7,041</td>
<td class="r data">       1,121</td>
<td class="r data">    15.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      18,490</td>
<td class="r data">       3,053</td>
<td class="r data">    16.5</td>
<td class="r data">      10,426</td>
<td class="r data">       1,868</td>
<td class="r data">    17.9</td>
<td class="r data">       8,064</td>
<td class="r data">       1,185</td>
<td class="r data">    14.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      19,886</td>
<td class="r data">       3,463</td>
<td class="r data">    17.4</td>
<td class="r data">      10,976</td>
<td class="r data">       2,053</td>
<td class="r data">    18.7</td>
<td class="r data">       8,910</td>
<td class="r data">       1,410</td>
<td class="r data">    15.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      20,406</td>
<td class="r data">       3,356</td>
<td class="r data">    16.4</td>
<td class="r data">      11,309</td>
<td class="r data">       2,015</td>
<td class="r data">    17.8</td>
<td class="r data">       9,097</td>
<td class="r data">       1,341</td>
<td class="r data">    14.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      21,432</td>
<td class="r data">       3,242</td>
<td class="r data">    15.1</td>
<td class="r data">      12,194</td>
<td class="r data">       1,965</td>
<td class="r data">    16.1</td>
<td class="r data">       9,238</td>
<td class="r data">       1,277</td>
<td class="r data">    13.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      21,211</td>
<td class="r data">       3,309</td>
<td class="r data">    15.6</td>
<td class="r data">      12,348</td>
<td class="r data">       2,012</td>
<td class="r data">    16.3</td>
<td class="r data">       8,863</td>
<td class="r data">       1,297</td>
<td class="r data">    14.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      19,496</td>
<td class="r data">       3,267</td>
<td class="r data">    16.8</td>
<td class="r data">      11,627</td>
<td class="r data">       2,041</td>
<td class="r data">    17.6</td>
<td class="r data">       7,869</td>
<td class="r data">       1,226</td>
<td class="r data">    15.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      18,519</td>
<td class="r data">       3,217</td>
<td class="r data">    17.4</td>
<td class="r data">      10,971</td>
<td class="r data">       1,986</td>
<td class="r data">    18.1</td>
<td class="r data">       7,548</td>
<td class="r data">       1,231</td>
<td class="r data">    16.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      14,368</td>
<td class="r data">       2,219</td>
<td class="r data">    15.4</td>
<td class="r data">       8,473</td>
<td class="r data">       1,471</td>
<td class="r data">    17.4</td>
<td class="r data">       5,895</td>
<td class="r data">         748</td>
<td class="r data">    12.7</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      13,733</td>
<td class="r data">       2,463</td>
<td class="r data">    17.9</td>
<td class="r data">       7,826</td>
<td class="r data">       1,508</td>
<td class="r data">    19.3</td>
<td class="r data">       5,907</td>
<td class="r data">         955</td>
<td class="r data">    16.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      15,675</td>
<td class="r data">       2,696</td>
<td class="r data">    17.2</td>
<td class="r data">       8,970</td>
<td class="r data">       1,634</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
<td class="r data">       6,705</td>
<td class="r data">       1,062</td>
<td class="r data">    15.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      17,890</td>
<td class="r data">       2,935</td>
<td class="r data">    16.4</td>
<td class="r data">      10,161</td>
<td class="r data">       1,809</td>
<td class="r data">    17.8</td>
<td class="r data">       7,729</td>
<td class="r data">       1,126</td>
<td class="r data">    14.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      19,210</td>
<td class="r data">       3,345</td>
<td class="r data">    17.4</td>
<td class="r data">      10,673</td>
<td class="r data">       1,997</td>
<td class="r data">    18.7</td>
<td class="r data">       8,537</td>
<td class="r data">       1,348</td>
<td class="r data">    15.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      19,638</td>
<td class="r data">       3,213</td>
<td class="r data">    16.4</td>
<td class="r data">      10,970</td>
<td class="r data">       1,959</td>
<td class="r data">    17.9</td>
<td class="r data">       8,668</td>
<td class="r data">       1,254</td>
<td class="r data">    14.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      20,737</td>
<td class="r data">       3,119</td>
<td class="r data">    15.0</td>
<td class="r data">      11,887</td>
<td class="r data">       1,912</td>
<td class="r data">    16.1</td>
<td class="r data">       8,850</td>
<td class="r data">       1,207</td>
<td class="r data">    13.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      20,489</td>
<td class="r data">       3,201</td>
<td class="r data">    15.6</td>
<td class="r data">      12,030</td>
<td class="r data">       1,966</td>
<td class="r data">    16.3</td>
<td class="r data">       8,459</td>
<td class="r data">       1,235</td>
<td class="r data">    14.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      18,841</td>
<td class="r data">       3,147</td>
<td class="r data">    16.7</td>
<td class="r data">      11,330</td>
<td class="r data">       1,985</td>
<td class="r data">    17.5</td>
<td class="r data">       7,511</td>
<td class="r data">       1,162</td>
<td class="r data">    15.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      17,926</td>
<td class="r data">       3,094</td>
<td class="r data">    17.3</td>
<td class="r data">      10,698</td>
<td class="r data">       1,938</td>
<td class="r data">    18.1</td>
<td class="r data">       7,228</td>
<td class="r data">       1,156</td>
<td class="r data">    16.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      13,962</td>
<td class="r data">       2,153</td>
<td class="r data">    15.4</td>
<td class="r data">       8,311</td>
<td class="r data">       1,441</td>
<td class="r data">    17.3</td>
<td class="r data">       5,651</td>
<td class="r data">         712</td>
<td class="r data">    12.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         539</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">    17.3</td>
<td class="r data">         251</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">    13.9</td>
<td class="r data">         288</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">    20.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         583</td>
<td class="r data">         107</td>
<td class="r data">    18.4</td>
<td class="r data">         256</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">    18.8</td>
<td class="r data">         327</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">    18.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         581</td>
<td class="r data">         114</td>
<td class="r data">    19.6</td>
<td class="r data">         257</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">    22.2</td>
<td class="r data">         324</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">    17.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         653</td>
<td class="r data">         117</td>
<td class="r data">    17.9</td>
<td class="r data">         296</td>
<td class="r data">          56</td>
<td class="r data">    18.9</td>
<td class="r data">         357</td>
<td class="r data">          61</td>
<td class="r data">    17.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         738</td>
<td class="r data">         139</td>
<td class="r data">    18.8</td>
<td class="r data">         325</td>
<td class="r data">          55</td>
<td class="r data">    16.9</td>
<td class="r data">         413</td>
<td class="r data">          84</td>
<td class="r data">    20.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         668</td>
<td class="r data">         122</td>
<td class="r data">    18.3</td>
<td class="r data">         288</td>
<td class="r data">          52</td>
<td class="r data">    18.1</td>
<td class="r data">         380</td>
<td class="r data">          70</td>
<td class="r data">    18.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         698</td>
<td class="r data">         108</td>
<td class="r data">    15.5</td>
<td class="r data">         306</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">    15.0</td>
<td class="r data">         392</td>
<td class="r data">          62</td>
<td class="r data">    15.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         627</td>
<td class="r data">         118</td>
<td class="r data">    18.8</td>
<td class="r data">         277</td>
<td class="r data">          55</td>
<td class="r data">    19.9</td>
<td class="r data">         350</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">    18.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         575</td>
<td class="r data">         120</td>
<td class="r data">    20.9</td>
<td class="r data">         264</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">    17.8</td>
<td class="r data">         311</td>
<td class="r data">          73</td>
<td class="r data">    23.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         394</td>
<td class="r data">          66</td>
<td class="r data">    16.8</td>
<td class="r data">         154</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         240</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    12.9</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    21.1</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    13.3</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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